Beauty Rape, Murder: Two suspects confess crime

Two suspects in the Beauty rape and murder case yesterday confessed before a Habiganj court that they were involved in the crime.

Main accused Babul Mia admitted his involvement in the rape before the Senior Judicial Magistrate's Court under section 164, said police.     

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Beauty's relative Moyna Mia, another suspect, told the same court that he was involved in the killing.  

In his statement, Moyna said how the murder took place and who were involved in it.

Police detained Moyna on Wednesday acting on Babul's statement during his five-day remand.      

The court also recorded the statement of Beauty's grandmother Fatema Begum.

Rabiul Islam, additional superintendent of Habiganj police (Sadar circle), said Superintendent of Police Bidhan Tripura would brief journalists on the statements of the suspects at 4:00pm today.

Beauty, 16, of Brahmondora village in Shayestaganj upazila, went missing on March 16 and police found her body the next day.

On March 18, her father Sayed Ali filed the case against two people with names, including Babul, and several unknown people with Shayestaganj Police Station.

Babul was arrested in Beanibazar of Sylhet on March 31.

Earlier, police interrogated Babul's father-in-law Abdul Kadir, his aunt Johur Chand Bibi and cousin Jhuma Aktar in connection with the incident.

Police also detained Babul's mother and one Ismail of Brahmondora village for their alleged involvement in the incident.

Sub-Inspector Zakir Hossain of Shayestaganj Police Station was closed to Habiganj police lines for his negligence in dealing with the case.